| Humor at Work |
ISSUE 766 - Mar. 20, 2019 |
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A Capital Idea |
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Never discount ideas that at first seem overly simplistic...or even laughably stupid. Dr. Rob Hackett decided to wear his surgical scrub cap with his name and title written on it: Rob…Anesthetist. Coworkers initially laughed at him, even making snide
comments about him not remembering his name. Fast forward a year or so and no one is laughing, in fact, lives are being saved as the idea spread around the globe.
Mobilizing healthcare workers worldwide with the hashtag #TheatreCapChallenge, healthcare workers have now shown that having their names and roles identified on their scrub caps can save vital seconds in life and death situations - reducing delays that occur when people can’t remember the names or roles of their colleagues while performing surgery.
UK studies have shown increased name recall within staff from 42 to 85%, and increased name and role introductions during the surgical safety checklist from 38 to 90%. Not only that, the caps reassure patients and help them connect to the staff. And with fewer caps being tossed aside, hospitals are saving thousands of dollars while also being better for the environment.
The initiative grew globally after a challenge was issued for healthcare workers worldwide to post fun photos of themselves wearing their personalized scrub caps.
As Mark Twain once so aptly put it, "A crank is someone with a new idea – until it catches on!"
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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It's Common Courtesy Day tomorrow, and given all the studies that suggest rudeness and incivility is on the rise in workplaces, why not use this occasion as motivation to hold a "pet peeve" meeting with your team sometime before the end of the month. In fact, plan for one short pet peeve meeting every quarter to bring up those small irritants that are sucking the fun out of your workplace.
When I've facilitated these conversations with groups I've found that framing the conversations around "pet peeves" is a safe way for people to raise awareness of the small things we all need to be reminded of from time to time in order to be better "neighbors" with one another at work.
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Quote of the Week |
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"Behind the laughs, comedy tells us the truth." Robert McKee
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It's a Wacky World |
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Following up on last week's weird job (the professional sleeper who tested beds), I've landed upon perhaps the most boring job on the planet for fully awake people: A drying paint watcher. Yup. A man in the UK has the not-so-colorful job of painting sheets of cardboard to test how long new paint mixes take to dry!
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Cost-Savings to Bring Mike in to Energize Your Workplace!
Toronto: May 9
Winnipeg: May 14
Toronto: May 24
Edmonton: May 30 or 31
Toronto: June 10-12
Halifax: June 26, 27
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, and as you may recall I posted a challenge for readers to send in their suggestions. We did a draw from the dozens of entries we received, and the lucky winner of a copy of The Humor Advantage is Debbie Greaves from Niagara Region Public Health, who suggested two days: An annual Self-Care Day to remind us all to take care of ourselves, and Create Something Day to encourage people to create anything they want to create!
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